Netherlands wins women's road race

LONDON, UK: JULY 29, 2012 -- Canadian cyclist Clara Hughes (centre) is flanked by teammates Denise Ramsden (L) and Joelle Numainville (R) before the start of the Women's 140.3 km Road Race at the Olympic Games in London, July 29, 2012.

Photograph by: Ed Kaiser
, Postmedia Olympic Team

LONDON -- Marinne Vos from The Netherlands conquered the rain to win the women's road race, Sunday at the London 2012 Games. Britain logged their first medal when Elizabeth Armistead finished second grabbing a silver. Russia's Olga Zabelinskaya finished with a bronze.

Winnipeg's Clara Hughes finished 32 seconds behind the leader. Hughes won both the road race and the time trial at the 2011 UCI Pan-American Championships, as well as other prestigious races such as the Tour of the Gila, Cascade Classic and the Mount Hood Classic.

Hughes has won six Olympic medals and one more will break the tie with Cindy Klassen and make her the most-decorated Canadian Olympian of all time.

LONDON, UK: JULY 29, 2012 -- Canadian cyclist Clara Hughes (centre) is flanked by teammates Denise Ramsden (L) and Joelle Numainville (R) before the start of the Women's 140.3 km Road Race at the Olympic Games in London, July 29, 2012.